The English ancestry of Reinold and Matthew Marvin of Hartford, Ct ...

Reinold and Matthew Marvin 83
The Will provides that in case of the death of this son
(Matthew) "without heyres of his body lawfully begotten,"
the property is to be equally divided between the children
of John and Reinold and their sister Christian Herde;* if
the John Marvin of Little Oakley (41), be the son of Reinold,
as is inferred from his Will, it may be that Matthew died
s. p., and Reinold's son took that portion of his uncle's
estate.
WILL OF THOMAS MERVYN.f
2Tn tljc name of pi amen the xiiij day of October A° 1561 I
Thomas mervyn of Ramsey &c [sic] do make & ordeyne my testament
& last wyll &c
fTyrst I bequeth my soul to almyghty god &c
Item I give to Mathev my sonn xl £iot Currant money of england
to be delivered vnto hym at his age of xxj yeares
Item I giv to Jone brett v £i oi Currant money of england Item
I giv to Margaret brett v £i of currant money of england Item I
giv to mary brett v £i of currant money of england
Item I give to Richard my servant a shep & a lamb Item I
giv to Thomas Cheslow my servant a shep & a lamb Item I giv
to thomas smyth my servant a shep & a lamb to be delivered to
every of them at the Nyxt Clyppynge tyme after my decease Item
I giv to everye of my godchyldren beinge now alyv x\)d a pece
* The " Aunts " referred to by John (36), who it was suggested page 40 supra might
be sisters of Thomas, are not mentioned in this Will, but neither is Christian, undoubt-
edly his sister, mentioned by Reinold. While the relationship of Maryon, etc., has not
been established, as previously stated, the omission of their names does not disprove
it, and the provision for Christian's children by Thomas may be due to her recent
death, or to the fact that her husband is appointed executor.
f Archdeaconry of Colchester, Registered Wills (Somerset House), Roberts, fo. 177.
The copyist evidently omitted some words or phrases of the introductory olauses, in
putting the original upon the Register.